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Audi Blog, Performance, Tuning, Motorsport, and Modification News

We've introduced an all-new design for the FlowForm lineup named the FF15. The FlowForm FF15 and FF01 are created using a high-tech cast flow-forming process providing a level of precision, strength and attention to detail expected of an HRE. The multi-spoke FF15 comes in ready-to-mount sizes for specific makes and models.
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They did it! Congratulations to USP Motorsports for achieving the first 8 second pass for a US Audi. You may remember two months ago AudiBoost stated 8's were around the corner for the USP Motorsports built VR6 swapped B5 S4 after its 9.071 @ 158 mile per hour pass.
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Now this is a pretty big deal. Everyone is obviously aware of Underground Racing twin turbo V10 builds and the absurd amount of horsepower they put out. What makes the magic happen is not just their hardware but sophisticated tuning. Their tuning by John Reed using a Motec standalone in conjunction with the factory DME had no real rival... until now.
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The heavier V8 turbocharged all wheel Audi sedan against the lighter all wheel drive naturally aspirated Audi sports car. Acceleration is only one measure of these cars but it certainly is one of the major aspects of aftermarket tuning that this network focuses on.
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The 2014 Los Angeles International Auto Show is in the books and a great show it was. There were some excellent debuts such as the Mercedes C63 AMG as well as the mind blowing Ford Shelby Mustang GT350. From a press perspective the auto show does a great job of making media access easy and friendly.
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Audi has been toying with the idea of an A9 range topping model for some time now. We first reported about an A9 back in 2011 when Audi stated they wanted to expand the lineup with an A9 launch possibly by 2014. Well, the car will not launch in 2014 but the concept did.
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Road and Track completed their 2015 Performance Car of the Year testing and the data is all below for you to sample. The field features 14 cars which are all broken down below. Road and Track includes a small data panel for each car showing the curb weight, power, and acceleration figures.
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The 2014 edition of the SEMA (specialty equipment market association) show is in the books. The 2014 show was the biggest one ever attended by this network and it certainly was more packed than previous years. More people, more booths, more cars, just more of everything.
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HRE had another strong showing at SEMA with some impressive hardware in their booth. Yes, that is a Porsche 991 GT3 you see there. Yes, that also is a Porsche 918 Spyder you see wearing HRE wheels. How HRE managed to get a Porsche 918 Spyder in their booth only they know but if you were to bet on someone getting such prized hardware displaying their wheels it would be HRE.
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Congratulations to GIAC whose tuning made possible what is now the quickest 3.0 TFSI supercharged V6 in the world. This B8 S4 equipped with the S-Tronic dual clutch transmission went 11.589 @ 118.77 in the 1/4 mile thanks to a very nice launch courtesy of the 1.682 60 foot time.
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Those reports of a new special edition R8 were correct. The final product is a bit different than anticipated as this is not the R8 RS but the R8 Competition. Audi will produce only 60 Competition R8's which receive a power boost to 570 horsepower making it the most powerful factory R8 produced.
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If you were hoping for Audi to cram the 4.0 TFSI from the larger cars under the hood of the A4 you may be setting yourself up for a letdown. Nothing is confirmed at this point but the director of Audi's Quattro division Heinz Hollerweger stated that a six cylinder can easily do the job for the RS4 and that a V8 is not necessary.
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